EFT Payments

Electronic Payment Options for Employers

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) accepts Electronic
Funds Transfer (EFT) for payment of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Taxes. Please
read the information below regarding the various EFT payment options. If you
still have further questions please call UI at (608) 266-5793 or email
UI General Accounting staff.

The EFT payment options available are the Automated Clearing House (ACH)
Debit and Credit.

Click on an underlined topic below for specific information about EFT payments.

Wire Transfers

Payment Plan for Delinquent UI Tax

If you are interested in setting up a payment plan for the
delinquent tax on your UI account, you can either call and speak to one of our
collectors at (608) 266-9700 or email
UI Collections staff.

Electronic Payments Required for some employers

2007 Wisconsin Act 59 requires employers with a tax liability of at least
$10,000 in the previous fiscal year to make all UI tax payments using Electronic
Funds Transfer (EFT) beginning the following January. This law change takes
effect with tax payments made on or after January 1, 2009. Once employers
initially become subject to this requirement, they must continue paying by EFT.

For employers with a tax liability of at least $10,000 in the previous
fiscal year:

If you currently use EFT to pay your unemployment taxes, you must
continue to pay electronically.

If you do not currently use EFT, all tax payments made on or after
January 1, 2009, must be submitted by EFT.

If an employer service provider submits your payments, please inform the
provider of these new payment requirements.

The new law provides penalties for non-compliance with the EFT payment
requirements. Employers who do not pay electronically when required to do so
will be assessed a penalty equal to $50 or 1/2 of 1% of the amount due,
whichever is greater.